Machine for trussing or driving hoops of kegs or barrels



(No Model.)

J. J. GEORGE. MACHINE POB. TRUSSING 0R DRIVING HOOPS 0F KEGS OR BARRBLS.

No. 565,736. Patented Aug. 11, 1696.

` INVEN-r-DR WMM W rrmsssa '1 ATTnFgNav UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.IOSIAS J. GEORGE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

MACHINE FOR IRUSSINGOR DRIVING HOOPS 0F KEGS 0R BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,736, dated August11, 1896.

Application filed March 26, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, J OSIAS J. GEORGE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Trussing or Drivingthe Hoops of Kegs or Barrels, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a machine for trussin g or driving the hoopsof kegs and barrels.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap machinewith few parts, in which the hoop-drivers, in making the downstroke,operate by gravity. Y

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l shows an elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 shows a plan view ofthe hoop driving head and a cross-section of the upright. Fig. 3 is across-section of the driverhead.

The letter A designates the base of the machine, and B an uprightsecured to the base or floor and at its upper end having a lateral armB. The end of this arm has a guideway c for a vertical plungershaft D. Alower arm E is fixed to the upright B, and has a guideway c', like thaton the upper lateral arm, in which the plunger D moves up and down.

The lower arm E has a stop device which holds the plunger-shaft D whenthe latter is raised. This stop device, in this instance, comprises abolt f, which moves endwise horizontally in a hole formed in the lowerarm. A lever G has one end pivoted to the lower arm at h, and its handleend is movable in a horizontal plane. The boltI f is jointed to thelever at f', and a spring t' presses on the outer side of the lever andkeeps the bolt normally pressed inward. The inner end of the boltengages a socket, as indicated in Fig. 2, formed on the vertical side ofthe plunger'- shaft D.

It will be seen that when the plunger-shaft D is at its elevatedposition this stop-bolt f will hold it. By moving the lever G thestopbolt will be disengaged, and then the said plunger will drop or movedown by its gravity.

The circular head J, which carries the driv- Serial N0. 584,943. (Nomodel.)

ers K and spring-guides L, has its center connected to the lower end ofthe plunger-shaft D. This head has on its rim lugs m, in pairs, eachpair of which form part of a joint for the drivers K. Each driverissecured between the two lugs m by a pivot-pin n, and hangs downward. Thelower end of each driver has an outward bevel or curve o, and ahoopcatchlip p. This hoop-catch, in the present instance, is a metal blockinserted into a suitable socket and projecting laterally. A setscrew qin the back of the driver-arm serves to adjust the hoop-catch block. Thedriver has at its upper end, above the pivot, an upward-projectingfinger r, in position between the two lugs fm, and a spring r' is alsobetween the two .lugs and bears on said finger and serves to normallykeep the lower pendent end of driver pressed slightly inward toward thekeg or barrel. The circular head .I also has on its rim projectingbrackets s, to which are attached by screws the pendent spring-guides L.The guides are longer than the drivers, that is, project down lower. Indriving a hoop the guides take precedence, and the guides alternate inposition with the drivers. The number of guides and drivers, however,may be varied.

As already indicated in driving a hoop the plunger D, head J, guides L,and drivers K move down by gravity it is now to be explained that theseparts are raised by suitable elevating mechanism. This mechanismcomprises an overhead shaft and pulley T, to bedriven by suitable power,and when this machine is to be operated this shaft and pulley will becontinuously running. A belt T is over this pulley1 and hangs down, anda strap T2 has one end connected with the belt and the other end withthe plunger-shaft D. Normally the belt T' hangs loose below a lowerpulley u, 'and at such time the revolving upper pulley T will slip underthe loose belt and the latter will not move.

The lower pulley u is carried at the end of an arm u, which is pivotedat u2 to the wall or to a post. This arm being pivoted can be raised orlowered, and when lowered the pulley u which it carries tightens theloose belt T', and at once said belt begins to move in the directiontodraw up the strap T2, and

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thereby elevate the plunger and drivers. The

pivoted arm u is raised and is normally kept up by a weight fu. In thisinstance a cord v is attached to the arm and runs over apulley @2 abovethe arm, and then runs down, and the weight o is hung to the cord. rlhearm u' is lowered against the lifting action of the weight by a treadlew, which has a rod or other connection with the pivoted arm.

From the foregoing description the operation will be readily understood.

The head J and drivers and guides will be held elevated by the stop-boltf, and the lower pulley u is at rest. A keg or barrel Y whose hoops areto be driven will then be placed in position below the driver-head, andthe lever G will be moved to allow the plunger-head, guides, and driversto descend by gravity and drive a hoop down. To make another downstrike, the persons foot will depress the treadle w, and thereupon thedrivers will be elevated and the stop-bolt f will retain them up. Thenby moving the lever G again the drivers will make another downstroke. Asthe drivers K are pendent and independently pivoted, and each keptnormally pressed slightly inward toward the keg, they will all takeeffect alike on a hoop without reference to the keg being exactly round.The guides L being longer than the drivers will insure th at the keg hasthe proper central position under the head J.

in guides; a head on the lower end of said plunger-shaft; hoop-driverspivoted to the head; a driving shaft and pulley, T; an arm pivoted andcarrying a pulley, u, below the other pulley; a belt, T', over thedriving-pul ley and hanging loose under the lower pulley; a strapconnecting between the plunger-shaft and said belt; a treadle; a'connection between the treadle and. pivoted arm; and a stop device toengage the plunger-shaft when up and retain it elevated.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

Jo'sIAs J. GEORGE.

Witnesses GHARLEs B. MANN, J r., C. CALVERT IIINEs.

